A construction worker was killed Wednesday in an accident at an Interstate 4 Ultimate construction zone, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A construction worker was killed Wednesday in an accident at an Interstate 4 Ultimate construction zone, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

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Updated: 4:47 PM EST Feb 24, 2016

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WEBVTT SUMMER: FIRST AT 4:00, A TRAGIC ACCIDENT RELATED TO THE I-4 ULTIMATE PROJECT WHEN A CONSTRUCTION WORKER IS KILLED. I'M SUMMER KNOWLES. MEREDITH: I'M MEREDITH MCDONOUGH. EMERGENCY CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE EASTBOUND LANES OF I-4 NEAR KENNEDY BOULEVARD WHERE CREWS HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING. WESH 2 NEWS HAS LEARNED TROOPERS BELIEVE A DUMP TRUCK REPORTEDLY BACKED OVER A WORKER. OUR ADRIAN WHITSETT IS LIVE IN THAT AREA WITH THE DEVELOPING DETAILS. REPORTER: THIS WAS A VERY BUSY CONSTRUCTION ZONE AT 11:30 THIS MORNING, HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAVING ALL OVER THE PLACE. FHP SAYS A DUMP TRUCK PULLED INTO THE AREA A MAN WENT BEHIND IT AND THE DRIVER DID NOT SEE HIM. THE BUSY CONSTRUCTION AREA CAME TO A HALT AFTER A CONSTRUCTION WORKER WAS KILLED IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. >> WORKING CONSTRUCTION IS A HAZARD THIS JOB, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE WORKING ON I-4. REPORTER: A WORKER DROVE THIS DUMP TRUCK INTO THE AREA AROUND 11:00 THIS MORNING. WHEN THE DRIVER DID NOT SEE THE CONSTRUCTION WORKER FROM ORLANDO, HE BACKED UP OVER IT. >> I SAW THERE WAS A MAN DOWN, AND I DID NOT SEE AN AMBULANCE SO I FIGURED SOMEONE WAS INJURED, SO I WANTED TO SEE IF I COULD HELP HER IN REPORTER: HER INSTINCTS AS A NURSE KICKED IN. BY THE TIME SHE GOT TO THE INTERSECTION, SO HAD MULTIPLE FAQ DEATH A -- FH WORKERS AND THE MAN WAS ALREADY DEAD. THIS IS THE FIRST I-4 DEATH WE KNOW ABOUT AND THERE IS NO WORD IF THERE'LL BE ANY CHARGES RELATED TO THE INCIDENT. FOR PASSERSBY WHO WALK WATCHED GRIEVING COWORKERS, THEY ARE PRAYING FOR THE FAMILY MEMBERS. REPORTER: THE ROAD JU BEHIND ME IS A LOT CLEARER THAN IT WAS EARLIER TODAY. THEY ARE STILL WORKING TO CONTACT THE MAN'S FAMILY AND THEN THEY WILL RELEASE HIS IDENTITY. I REACHED OUT TO SEE IF THEY HAVE BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS WORKPLACE RELATED DEATH AND THEY SAID AS OF TWO HOURS AGO, THEY HAVE NOT AND THE CONTRACTORS

Construction worker killed

A construction worker was killed Wednesday in an accident at an Interstate 4 Ultimate construction zone, the Florida Highway Patrol said.